Images and words by Lauren Kent A very long time ago, slaves in South America were rebelling against their bondage to plantations and their owners. Some managed to escape and among the escapees, the dance form than today is known as Capoeira was developed. It was (and sometimes still is)...

Words and images by Lauren Kent For me, in my five months in Unguja, Zanzibar, walking through the streets of Stone Town is a sensual journey – of sight, let your eyes follow the carvings on the Zanzibar doors, the burnt coral stones that make up the houses, the maze...

In the travel business, we sell dreams. Dreams of getting away from it all, turning off your mobile phone, reading a novel with sand in between your toes, in a place where you can soak up some glorious sun and let all the stresses of life’s hustle and bustle drift...